“Constantine” Directed by Francis Lawrence Warner Brothers Watching Francis Lawrence’s film “Constantine” feels like a case of deja vu. Take, for example, Keanu Reeves sitting in the back seat of a car with rain pouring down as he contemplates the next move in his twisted life, or a possessed little girl contorting her body into unnatural positions while her mother gasps in horror. Read more...

“Beautiful Boxer” Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham Here! Films Boxing in Hollywood has come a long way since the testosterone-driven “Rocky.” Oscar nominee “Million Dollar Baby” told the common tale of a woman’s struggle to prove that she can fight like a man. Read more...

M83 “Before the Dawn Heals Us” Mute 2003’s “Lost In Translation” may not have won the long-denied Bill Murray an Oscar, but its gloriously shimmering soundtrack reintroduced synthesizers and shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain to the public eye. Read more...

I bumped into an old acquaintance on campus the other day. Though it had been quite a while since I’d seen the guy, he refused to shake my hand. Read more...

When people think of jazz, they usually think of adult contemporary music or the WAVE radio station, or even a musical genre that becomes more appreciated with age. Read more...

In a strange way, going to see “Golda’s Balcony,” a one-woman show about the life of Israeli heroine and former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, at the Wadsworth Theatre in Brentwood is a bit like going to synagogue. Read more...

By convention, most music fans would not directly associate the guitar with the world of classical music. After all, it would be difficult to imagine a collaboration between guitar legend Eric Clapton and equally renowned classical musicians such as Itzhak Perlman or Yo-Yo Ma. Read more...